Unfortunately, due to a lack of NHS dentists not only at John Holmes but in the UK, we have no option but to temporarily reduce our current NHS provision…
- This will not affect you if you are a private or Denplan patient
- With full support from the NHS and our local area team, we have had no choice but to only offer full NHS dental care to our most at-risk patients
- This is all patients ages 0-18 and 65+
- If you have not been in to see a dentist since Jan 2019 unfortunately, we cannot see you at the practice
- If you fall out of these age groups you will be moved to a waiting list and contacted once we have an NHS dentist in place, I cannot tell you currently how long this may take
- If you fall out of the age group and have a dental emergency, please call NHS 111 and advise them you do not have a registered dentist
- If you are an NHS patient unfortunately we cannot see you privately
- If you have been seen in the last 2 months and your treatment has failed or have an emergency relating to treatment done in the last 2 months, we will be able to see you
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: If you can’t see me under the NHS could you see me privately?
A: Unfortunately, we are not able to see you private for routine care
Please note: Patients who are NHS cannot be seen privately for routine care. However, if you’re a patient who is not registered at the practice and want to be seen as a new private patient – you can be seen privately or you will be put on a waiting list.
Q: Will I be seen again once I turn 65 years old?
A: No, due to us not being able to see more patients
Q: My Adult child is vulnerable can you see them?
A: Unfortunately no as we haven’t got the ability to see more than this specific group of people
Complaints…
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